Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
The Revelaires*	Great Pretender	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	02:37
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Matt Lucas*	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Cal* Bostic	In Love Again (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Matt Lucas*	The Old Man	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	02:29
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Late Night Movies	I'm a Song	03:17
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir*	Here Come the Hawks	Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart?	Ellen McIlwaine	03:57
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:05
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	You Belong to Me	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	05:00
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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